€100,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

05-01-2022 13:30 UTC+2

Davies Bombs the River

Adam Lamers

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Seth Davies opened to 2,500 in early position and was called by Adrian Mateos on the button. Ali Imsirovic three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind which only Davies called.

The flop came and Imsirovic led out with a small bet of 3,000. Davies called and the peeled off on the turn. Imsirovic checked this time and Davies announced a bet of 9,000. Imsirovic called and the completed the board.

Imsirovic checked again and Davies used a time bank before shoving all in. Imsirovic had a decision to make for his remaining 86,000 chips but decided to ditch his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	232,000 -18,000	-18,000
Ali Imsirovic	86,000 -164,000	-164,000

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Adrian Mateos Seth Davies

05-01-2022 13:34 UTC+2

Chidwick Shoves on Pardo

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board read with around 30,000 in the middle.

Stephen Chidwick had checked from the middle position and Juan Pardo bet 25,000 on the button. Chidwick took some time to contemplate and then pushed almost all his chips forward for the raise, leaving one 500-value tournament chip behind. Pardo folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	308,000 58,000	58,000
Juan Pardo	239,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Stephen Chidwick

05-01-2022 13:39 UTC+2

Staahle Folds to Vieira on the River

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board read with around 40,000 in the middle.

Kent Staahle had just checked in the small blind and Joao Vieira bet 27,000. Staahle looked over and then pushed his cards towards the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	380,000 130,000	130,000
Kent Staahle	235,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Kent Staahle

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-01-2022 13:48 UTC+2

Badziakouski Scoops a Big One from Mateos

Adam Lamers

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised it up from under the gun and Adrian Mateos re-raised on the button. Badziakouski called as the two players went heads-up to a flop of .

Badziakouski check-called a bet of 7,500 from Mateos and the landed on the turn. Badziakouski checked again and Mateos sized up a bet of 32,000. Badziakouski still called and the hit the river.

Badziakouski checked for the third time and Mateos burned through a time bank before putting together a bet of 73,500. Badziakouski thought for a moment and then placed a single chip to call. Mateos revealed but Badziakouski showed for trip jacks to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	520,000 270,000	270,000
Adrian Mateos	141,000 -109,000	-109,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Mikita Badziakouski

05-01-2022 14:04 UTC+2

Imsirovic First to Hit the Rail

Adam Lamers

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Seth Davies opened to 2,500 in the hijack and Jake Schindler three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff. Timothy Adams flat-called from the small blind only to have Ali Imsirovic four-bet shove all in for around 95,000 in the big blind. Davies quickly folded and Schindler called, which forced Adams to fold.

Ali Imsirovic:
Jake Schindler:

Imsirovic required a lot of help to stay alive but the board of only improved Schindler to a full house, sending Imsirovic to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	334,000 112,000	112,000
Ali Imsirovic	Busted

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Jake Schindler Seth Davies Timothy Adams

05-01-2022 14:11 UTC+2

What Did Dvoress Have?

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress had a 5,000-value tournament chip in front of him for what looked like a raise from the cutoff. Matthias Eibinger three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind. Dvoress contemplated it for a bit and then four-bet to 42,000 for Eibinger to make the call after taking some time too.

The flop came , Eibinger checked. Dvoress bet 18,500 for Eibinger to come along to the on the turn.

Eibinger checked again and Dvoress bet once more, this time it was a bet of 56,000. Eibinger tanked, used a time bank card, and then shoved for 173,000. Dvoress hesitated and then folded.

Nick Petrangelo had gotten up from his chair and went back to it and said he wanted to guess what Dvoress had had: "Two guesses. Ace-six of hearts?" Dvoress shook his head. "Ace-deuce of hearts?" Petrangelo continued.

"No," Dvoress replied.

"I was wrong," Petrangelo concluded and everyone laughed.

"Ace-seven of hearts," Chidwick chimed in.

"I didn't have a f***ing heart!" Dvoress claimed.

"Ace-six of spades," someone continued.

"He's trying to pretend he had ace-king, but that wasn't enough," Eibinger remarked to end the speculations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	351,500 116,500	116,500
Daniel Dvoress	125,000 -145,000	-145,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Matthias Eibinger Nick Petrangelo

05-01-2022 14:19 UTC+2

Gierse Gets Ready to Rumble

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Marius Gierse has just collected his stack and drew a seat on the same table as Ben Heath, Kent Staahle, Sam Greenwood, Mike Watson, Joao Vieira, and Pascal Lefrancois to become the 20th entry of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gierse	250,000

Tags: Ben Heath Joao Vieira Kent Staahle Mike Watson Pascal Lefrancois Sam Greenwood

05-01-2022 14:26 UTC+2

Chidwick Forces a Fold from Petrangelo

Adam Lamers

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Matthias Eibinger raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Stephen Chidwick in the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Chidwick who bet 2,500. Petrangelo called and Eibinger stepped aside.

The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Petrangelo checked once more and Chidwick made a bet of 7,000. Petrangelo released his cards and Chidwick raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	320,000 12,000	12,000
Nick Petrangelo	200,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Nick Petrangelo Matthias Eibinger

05-01-2022 14:37 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Adam Lamers

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	535,000 15,000	15,000
Joao Vieira	352,000 -28,000	-28,000
Jake Schindler	347,000 13,000	13,000
Kent Staahle	345,000 110,000	110,000
Matthias Eibinger	343,000 -8,500	-8,500
Stephen Chidwick	325,000 5,000	5,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	275,000 25,000	25,000
Pascal Lefrancois	275,000 90,000	90,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	255,000 5,000	5,000
Juan Pardo	255,000 16,000	16,000
Ben Heath	245,000 -5,000	-5,000
Marius Gierse	240,000 -10,000	-10,000

Seth Davies	233,000 1,000	1,000
Timothy Adams	231,000 -55,000	-55,000
Nick Petrangelo	208,000 8,000	8,000
Sam Greenwood	205,000 -31,000	-31,000
Adrian Mateos	118,000 -23,000	-23,000

Mike Watson	108,000 -142,000	-142,000

Daniel Dvoress	107,000 -18,000	-18,000